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Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/10

20100331221 - Drilling fluid additive containing heated syrup solids: A drilling fluid additive is provided and the additive consist of: syrup solids which are heated to evaporate water and then admixed with a liquid medium, and the syrup solids are derived from a group consisting essentially of agave syrup, barley syrup, sugar syrup, beets syrup, birch syrup, rice syrup,... Agent: Dan Dela Rosa, Esq.

20100331222 - Process for producing cellulose beads from solutions of cellulose in ionic liquid: d

20100331223 - Acidic viscosity enhancer for viscoelastic surfactant fluids: The invention discloses method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore, the method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid; a viscosity enhancer; and a viscoelastic surfactant, wherein the enhancer is acid in the aqueous base fluid and co-operates with the viscoelastic surfactant to enhance... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20100323927 - Equivalent circulating density control in deep water drilling: A method of providing a substantially constant rheological profile of a drilling fluid over a temperature range of about 120° F. to about 40° F. includes adding a drilling fluid additive to the drilling fluid, wherein the drilling fluid additive includes the reaction product of a carboxylic acid with at... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100323928 - Method of creating a carbon dioxide hydrate: A method of creating a carbon dioxide hydrate is disclosed. The preferred steps include supplying liquid carbon dioxide and a dissociation agent to a hydrocarbon hydrate, decomposing the hydrocarbon hydrate by the dissociation agent into a hydrocarbon gas and liquid water, and forming the carbon dioxide hydrate from the liquid... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100323929 - Methods for treating a well with a cross-linked water-soluble polymer-complexed metal cation network and an aromatic compound capable of forming a chelating agent to uncross-link the polymer: Methods are provided for treating a portion of a well. The method according to this aspect comprises the steps of: (A) forming a treatment fluid, the treatment fluid comprising: (i) water; (ii) a water-soluble polymer; (iii) a complexed metal cation that: (a) has a valence state of at least three;... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20100323930 - Method for producing solid materials on the basis of synthetic polymers and/or biopolymers and use thereof: The use of solid materials based on synthetic polymers and/or biopolymers (A) in natural gas and mineral oil extraction technology. The solid materials are produced by solubilizing at least one synthetic polymer and/or biopolymer (A), or at least one synthetic polymer and/or biopolymer (A) and at least one additive (B),... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20100323932 - Methods for treating a well or the like: A method is disclosed where introducing into a wellbore a degradable material stabilized in a non-aqueous based fluid.... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20100323931 - Stabilised emulsions: A method and system are described in which a first composition may be delivered to a target location, which target location may include but is not limited to a location in a wellbore penetrating an earth formation. The first composition is dispersed into a second composition to form an emulsion,... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100323933 - Hydrocarbon-based filtercake dissolution fluid: Embodiments of this invention relate to a composition and a method for dissolving a filtercake in a subterranean formation comprising forming a mixture comprising a dissolution fluid and a fluid comprising hydrocarbon; introducing the mixture into a subterranean formation containing a filtercake; introducing an aqueous fluid to the mixture; and... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20100317549 - Emulsifier blend: An oil-in-water emulsion that includes a brine continuous phase; and an oleaginous discontinuous phase stabilized by an emulsifier blend, the emulsifier blend comprising: an emulsifier having an HLB greater than 11; and an amphoteric chemotrope is disclosed. Emulsifier blends comprising an emulsifier having an HLB greater than 11 and an... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20100317550 - Drilling fluid and process of making the same: This invention relates to drilling fluids and processes for making drilling fluids, such as for use in environmentally sensitive areas. The environmentally friendly drilling fluid includes a first fluid component having between about 5 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of olefins with a chain length in a range... Agent: Ineos Usa LLC

20100311618 - Fluid treatment systems, compositions and methods for metal ion stabilization in aqueous solutions and/or enhanced fluid performance: Fluid treatment systems and compositions are provided including (a) at least one material including (1) at least one carboxylic acid functional group and (2) at least one sulfur-containing group selected from the group consisting of sulfonyl functional groups, sulfonate functional groups and mixtures thereof; (b) at least one friction reducing... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100311617 - Graft copolymer as a gas hydrate inhibitor: Graft copolymers based on a polyamide which was reacted with maleic anhydride and which has at least one vinylically unsaturated side chain are proposed, this grafted side chain containing at least one representative selected from a) N-vinylcaprolactam and/or b) N-vinylpyrrolidone. Inter alia, natural but also synthetic polyamides are provided as... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20100311619 - Emulsifier free oil-based wellbore fluid: A wellbore fluid that includes an oleaginous base fluid; and a silanated weighting agent is disclosed. In particular, the silanated weighting agents may be produced by reaction between an alkyl alkoxy silane and a weighting agent Methods of formulating such fluids and methods of drilling using such fluids are also... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20100311620 - Winterizing agents for oil base polymer slurries and method for making and using same: A new class of winterizing compositions are disclosed including a winterizing agents being a compound of general formula Z(R1)m, where Z is a polyol having between 5 and 30 carbon atoms, R1 is a carbyl group having between about 10 and about 40 carbon atoms, and where m is an... Agent: Robert W. Strozier, PLLC

20100311621 - Methods and compositions for viscosifying heavy aqueous brines: A method for viscosifying brine systems utilized in oilfield applications comprising: a) preparing a heavy brine system comprising obtaining an aqueous brine system comprising a hydrated polysaccharide and at least one multivalent salt, wherein the density of the aqueous brine system is greater than about 10 pounds per gallon (ppg),... Agent: Rhodia, Inc.

20100311622 - Polycationic viscoelastic compositions: Viscoelastic compositions are disclosed herein containing an effective amount of one or more random or structurally defined polycationic quaternary ammonium compounds for controlling the viscoelasticity of the composition. In at least one aspect, the present technology provides polycationic quaternary ammonium compounds comprising dissymmetric bis-quaternary compounds. In another aspect, the present... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20100311623 - Fluid treatment systems, compositions and methods for metal ion stabilization in aqueous solutions: Fluid treatment systems and compositions are provided including (a) at least one material including (1) at least one carboxylic acid functional group and (2) at least one sulfur-containing group selected from the group consisting of sulfonyl functional groups, sulfonate functional groups and mixtures thereof; and (b) at least one scale... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100305007 - Copolymer based on a sulfonic acid-containing compound: A copolymer containing, as monomer components, a) at least one sulfonic acid-containing compound, b) at least one nitrogen-containing N-vinylamide, one acrylamide or methacrylamide and c) at least one bifunctional or higher-functional vinyl ether is proposed. These copolymers are suitable in particular as thixotropic agents, antisegregation agents and water retention agents... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20100305008 - Organophilic clay additives and oil well drilling fluids with less temperature dependent rheological properties: An additive composition including a synergistic combination of a hectorite organoclay composition and an attapulgite organoclay composition. The hectorite organoclay composition includes (i) a first organic cation provided by an alkoxylated quaternary ammonium salt; and ii) a second organic cation wherein such second organic cation is not provided by an... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20100305009 - Additives for water-based drilling fluids:

20100305010 - High density phosphate brines and methods for making and using same: New heavy phosphate brines are disclosed, where the water soluble phosphate brines include two or more metal phosphate. Methods for making and using the heavy phosphate brines in drilling, completion, and fracturing operations are also disclosed.... Agent: Robert W. Strozier, PLLC